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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

10.46.28 10.46.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.46.27inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

A turning point forUddhava· Message to Vraja

तयोरित्थं भगवति कृष्णे नन्दयशोदयो: ।

वीक्ष्यानुरागं परमं नन्दमाहोद्धवो मुदा ॥ २९ ॥

tayor itthaṁ bhagavati

kṛṣṇe nanda-yaśodayoḥ

vīkṣyānurāgaṁ paramaṁ

nandam āhoddhavo mudā

Translation

Uddhava then joyfully addressed Nanda Mahārāja, having clearly seen the supreme loving attraction he and Yaśodā felt for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead .

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From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Devotional Anguish Is Loving Ecstasy

1
Uddhava clearly saw Nanda and Yaśodā’s supreme loving attraction for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
2
He addressed Nanda Mahārāja with joy, not because he saw ordinary suffering, but because he understood their spiritual love.
3
All emotions on the spiritual platform are transcendental bliss. The apparent anguish of pure devotees is another form of loving ecstasy.

Key points from the purport

If Uddhava had seen Nanda and Yaśodā actually suffering, he would not have reacted with joy.
The so-called anguish of the pure devotees is another form of loving ecstasy.
This was clearly seen by Uddhava, and thus he spoke as follows.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Heartache → Unbroken remembrance. Love endures and deepens despite visible absence.

Chapters 46–49 of Canto 10: Uddhava, the gopīs and the Song of the Bee. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Meanwhile, as mother Yaśodā heard her husband speak of Kṛṣṇa, the intense love she felt for her son caused a flood of milk to pour from her breasts and a torrent of tears from her eyes. Seeing the superexcellent affection Nanda and Yaśodā had for Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava commented, “You two are indeed most glorious.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.46

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tayoḥof the two of them
itthamlike this
bhagavatifor the Supreme Personality of Godhead
kṛṣṇeLord Kṛṣṇa
nanda-yaśodayoḥof Nanda and Yaśodā
vīkṣyaclearly seeing
anurāgamthe loving attraction
paramamsupreme

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “yaśodā”, “nanda”, “yaśodā’s”
Prema · Transcendental love
The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “love”, “ecstasy”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “devotees”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Uddhava’s understanding change the way you read Nanda and Yaśodā’s anguish?

Practice

Pause over the phrase “loving ecstasy” and reread the translation with that understanding.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPure Devotional Anguish Is Loving EcstasyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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